Stavros Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Shamelessly stolen from Filmspotting, pick the five directors whose works you would chose to be stuck with on a desert island. You get everything they've made. So far I've come up with Miyazaki- big library, big imagination Coen Bros- big library, comedy and drama Zemeckis- Slice of the 80's and ironic Castaway. Spielberg- Huge library across all genres. Jaws, Jurassic Park, Schindlers List, Minority Report etc Nolan- modern action and superhero films plus a couple of other strong films. But I'm very open to suggestions and changes. Bear in mind you want a good mix for variety. Your turns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 John Carpenter Werner Herzog Stanley Kubrick Takashi Miike David Cronenberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Howard Hawks Fritz Lang Jean-Luc Godard David Cronenberg James Whale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hawks is a strong pick, Wilder would be in the same mold for me. I fully admit Zemeckis is on mine purely for back to the future and ironic viewings of Castaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hayao Miyazaki - Beautiful movies, great characters. Accidentally started the Disney renaissance. Stephen Spielberg - The master of Heart Mamorou Oshii - Takes sophomoric humor stories and turns them into studies on existentialism. Brad Bird - Got me exited over Mission Impossible again Robert Rodriguez- big budget movies on a small budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Michael Curtiz - big library, with plenty of Bogart and Flynn. John Landis - entertaining library (largely) + Thriller Stanley Kubrick - varied, interesting library Gerald Thomas - because then I have my beloved Carry On films! Sam Raimi - some good Evil Dead films, some good Spider-Man films, Darkman, The Quick and the Dead + topless Katie Holmes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Do we also get the movies that they wrote in addition to directed because that's going to change what I go with as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Might switch out Kubrick for Fulci. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Peter Jackson Edgar Wright Akira Kurasawa Lars von Trier Baz Luhrmann (for when I run out of firewood) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Peter Jackson Edgar Wright Akira Kurasawa Lars von Trier Baz Luhrmann (for when I run out of firewood) oh Oh OHHH! bad form!!!! making a suggestion of burning right below Depress-o-tron Vendor Nazipants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Coen Brothers Wes Anderson John Hughes Spike Jones Robert Zemeckis Cause when I'm on a desert island I just want to cuddle up in a nice cozy blanket by the fireplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 But it all seriousness, this is my list: Sidney Lumet Coen Brothers (always, always) Nicholas Ray Rob Reiner Billy Wilder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Nicholas Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Tarantino, The Coens, Howard Hawks, Ivan Reitman, and Sergio Leone. By the time his career is over, Edgar Wright will probably knock Ivan Reitman off of the list, but right now, four strong features just isn't enough. Raimi was strongly considered, too, but his recent weak efforts kinda did him in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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